Orbiting in space, American satellites detect the bright flames. While the missile is still in its “boost” phase, one of a ...

Venus Aerospace said this engine is designed to be affordable for both defense and commercial systems. Trump administration ...

This is the first time anyone in the United States has flown a reusable hypersonic rocket plane since the last flight of the ...

Stratolaunch completed two flights of its autonomous Talon-A2 rocket plane earlier this year, as the US aims to gain ground ...

The following is the May 15, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Hypersonic Missile Defense: Issues for ...

Varda Space Industries, a California-based, in-orbit manufacturing company, recovered its third reentry capsule Wednesday, ...

WASHINGTON —Varda Space Industries said it successfully landed its W-3 reentry capsule in South Australia on May 13, marking ...

A plane is supersonic if it moves faster than the speed of sound in air, which is around 343 meters per second (767 miles per ...

The U.S. Army launched an undisclosed hypersonic missile from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force station last week, just days after naming its new hypersonic weapon the "Dark Eagle." ...

Stratolaunch released a new video documenting the completion of its second hypersonic flight and full recovery of its ...